Leadership DeKalb, Tennessee

10/21/2026

09/30/2026

The Leadership DeKalb Class of 2027 has officially began! Our first session is always all about discovering your leadership styles, getting to know one another, and setting the stage on how we can help impact DeKalb County in a positive way. We want to thank Evins Mill and the Appalachian Center for Craft for the use of your wonderful facilities and showing us around. We also want to thank Middle TN Natural Gas for sponsoring our delicious Evins Mill lunch! We are looking forward to a great year!

09/04/2026

Have you been thinking this may be the year to be in Leadership DeKalb? New the community and want to get involved? Recently retired and have the time now to put your time and effort into our amazing place we call home? Please clink on the link FMI and application.

...it is the perfect place to work, live, and play! From charming hometown events that bring bluegrass music to the courthouse square...to spending a leisurely afternoon on Center Hill Lake...or maybe a weekend tour of local artists studios...whether you are looking to raise a family or retire, we w...

08/28/2026

The deadline is approaching! We still have a few spots open. Reach out with any questions you may have.

Alumni, please share!

...it is the perfect place to work, live, and play! From charming hometown events that bring bluegrass music to the courthouse square...to spending a leisurely afternoon on Center Hill Lake...or maybe a weekend tour of local artists studios...whether you are looking to raise a family or retire, we w...

08/04/2026

Class of 2027 applications are now available! Visit dekalbtn.org and click on Leadership DeKalb from the menu, or email [email protected]

We can't wait to meet our next group of leaders!
Smithville - DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce

...it is the perfect place to work, live, and play! From charming hometown events that bring bluegrass music to the courthouse square...to spending a leisurely afternoon on Center Hill Lake...or maybe a weekend tour of local artists studios...whether you are looking to raise a family or retire, we w...

06/17/2026

We added to our alumni list last night! It was a great celebration!

05/20/2026

Congratulations to our own Kayden Barron! He will be graduating this week, and we are so proud of him. We have enjoyed having him in the LD Class of 2026 and wish him the best in all his future endeavors!

04/17/2026

As we prepare for our busiest tourism season, the Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to help clean up our community! Whether it’s your neighborhood, parks, workplaces, ballparks, roadways, schools—or anywhere you choose—every effort makes a difference.

For your convenience, Chris Chapman, DeKalb County Public Works Director, will have dumpsters available at four locations across the county from May 6th–10th:
📍 Dowelltown Community Center
📍 Liberty Community Center
📍 Alexandria City Parking Lot (behind the square)
📍 DeKalb County Complex

Let’s work together to keep DeKalb County clean, beautiful, and ready to welcome our visitors! 💚

04/14/2026

April was Agriculture and Economic Development Day! Stops included UT/TSU Extension, USDA Service Center, Star Manufacturing, Middle TN Natural Gas, Close Farms, and Bert Driver Nursery. We also appreciate learning from Angela Regitko with TN Dept. Of Economic Development and Darrell Gill. Industry, small business, and agriculture are all vital to our county, and it's always great to learn about the successes and struggles that they face. Thank you to UT/TSU Extension, MTNG, and Gill Automotive for being our sponsors and Kilgores for preparing lunch!

03/18/2026

Our overnight state government trip is always a fun learning experience! It may have been freezing, but that didn't stop us! We appreciate all the speakers and legislators who took time out of their very busy schedules to meet with us. We watched a House and Senate session, toured the beautiful Capitol, and spoke with State Representative Michael Hale and Sen. Janice Bowling. We learned from Clint Hall, government affairs with NHC and Mark Ezel, the commissioner of tourism. We learned about how bills are discussed in committees and become law (or dont). Of course, we ate well and grew closer as a group!